Six have applied for Knox County trustee job

Six people had filed for the open job of Knox County trustee by the end of business hours Monday.

“I’m qualified, low-profile, and would promise not to commit any felonies (or misdemeanors),” one applicant wrote in an email that accompanied a resume.

The position is open after the resignation of John J. Duncan III, who pleaded guilty last Tuesday to official misconduct, a low-level felony, for paying himself and staffers more than $18,000 in bonuses for which he knew they did not earn.

Rumored applicants have included sitting Knox County commissioners and former Trustee’s Office staff, but none dropped their names for the job opening as of 5 p.m. Monday. The role of trustee is an elected office, but Duncan’s departure left an opening.

Those who did apply for the job include property managers, an MBA student, and a former chief financial officer, among others.

County Commission will appoint a new trustee.

Deadline for applying is July 15. The six who filed resumes by Monday:

Eric Walker, who listed work in the Knox County Clerk’s Office and First Tennessee Bank as experience.